These were taken at last Thursday's (May 9) track team championships. Look for these athletes (and many others) to return to Baldwin's track tomorrow to stake their place in the WPIAL individual championships.

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A few notables to watch for:

Angela McCowin, Ellwood City, hurdles
Sophia Esposito, Montour, high jump
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Hopewell, long jump and triple jump
Lauren Costa, West Allegheny, sprints, hurdles
Alexis O’Shea, West Allegheny, middle distance

Robert Norman, Moon Area, long jump

Interesting: West Allegheny’s Lauren Costa does sprints and hurdles; her teammate Alexis O’Shea does distance (as well as fall cross country). The two have something in common, though: both played fall soccer before opting out in lieu of other activities.

A few notables to watch for:

Sierra Murray, Beaver Falls, hurdles, jumps
Tiffany Vaughn, Beaver Falls, sprints
Dee Dee Adams, Freedom Area, distance
Jessica Kelosky, Riverside, middle distance
Alyssa Wolf, OLSH, middle distance
Page Nye, Riverside, pole vault
Lyndsey Gallagher, Riverside, triple jump
Essence Barron, New Brighton, sprints
Ruthe Neeley, Beaver Area, middle distance
Amanda Ficarri, South Side, pole vault
Karissa Lambert, Beaver Area, pole vault
Elaina Smith, New Brighton, long jump
Koryn Jozwiakowski, Fort Cherry, triple jump
Demi McFrazier, Rochester, shot put
Jenna Lucas, Fort Cherry, discus and javelin
Cheyenne Winkle, South Side, javelin

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It’s only been a couple of years since Section 5-AA sent three teams into the WPIAL semifinals. The section may be just as strong this year – two defending champions couldn’t even make the playoffs (WPIAL Class A Neshannock and WPIAL Class AA Ellwood City), but there won’t be three teams from the section in the semis this year.

Riverside (the defending PIAA Class AA champ), Laurel, and Beaver are all on the same side of the bracket. That has been a recurring theme in the brackets this year as Blackhawk, Hopewell, and West Allegheny from Section 1-AAA are on the same side of the bracket as well.

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